A thing I like about the teapot is the cover. Look at the cover, it is so flat and in perfect contact with the rim of the pot. It is not easy to produce a teapot with such precision. The firing process must have been a perfect one as there is no distortion nor defects seen on the pot.
When buying teapots, one must always check that the cover, the body and the handle are in one straight line. Of course, one should also check if there is distortion or minute cracks on the pot as a result of the firing processes.
When a craftsmaster creates a new design, he always makes several pots of the same design, 3 to 5 pots. The reason is simple. He does not know the outcome after the teapots are sent to the kiln for firing. His skills may be good, but he has no control once the pots are in the furnace to receive the intense heat of the firing process. To play safe, he has to make a several pots in case a couple may turn out bad after firing.
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